Shirt cuff



Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

UNITED STATES MORRIS K. WILSON, OF WINNETKA, ILLINOIS.

SHIRT CUFF.

Application filed February 27, 1922. Serial No. 539,346.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS K. VILSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of \Vinnetka, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ShirtCuffs, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part of this specification.

The present invention has relation more particularly to the improvementof cuffs of that class of soft or negligee shirts the cuffs of which areformed with inner portions and flaps adapted to be folded one upon theother, these flaps being provided with buttonholes that will coincidewhen the flaps are in folded position.

The object of the invention is to so im' prove the construction of thecuffs that the terminal flaps may be turned outwardly for initial wearand afterwards turned inwardly (that is, next to the wearersarm) whenthe outer face of the flap has become soiled, and to enable this to beeffected in such manner that the terminal flap may be folded eitherinwardly or outwardly with equal facility, and smoothly and withoutwrinkling at the line of fold of the cuff. To this end, the inventionconsists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustratedin the accompanying drawing and particularly pointed out in the claimsat the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the port-ion of a shirt sleevehaving my improved cuff applied thereto, the terminal flapof the cuffbeing shown in extended or unfolded position. Fig. 2 is a View showingthe cuff in open position, parts being broken away. Fig 3 is a sectionalview on line 33 of Fig. 1, the part-s being enlarged and expanded toshow their relation to each other. Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3but showing a modification ofthe invention.

A designates the shirt sleeve, a portion only of which is shown. Bdenotes the inner portion and B the outer portion or terminal flap ofthe cuff, these portions B and B being provided with theusualbutt-onholes .to receive the cuff buttons. In the form of my inventionshown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, the cuff comprises an inner plyI) and an outer ply 6, these plies being formed usually of the materialoorresponding to the body of the shirt. Be-

tween the plies forming the inner and outer faces of the cuff is placedthe stiffener or interlining, that serves to give the requisite body orstiffness to the cuff. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2 and3 of the drawings, this stiffener or interlining consists of two pliesor layers 0 and 0 that are preferably formed of a single piece of fabricfolded upon itself, as at 0 The interlining extends throughout the innerply B of the cuff, terminating at the folding line d of the cuff. Theplies c and 0 of the interlining are of approximatelythe same dimensionas the portion B of the cuff and these plies 0 and 0 have their inneredges reverted or turned inwardly with the inner edges of the plies band b of the cuff, and together with these plies are stitched to theouter edge or end portion of the shirt sleeve A, as indicated at e inFig. 3 of the drawing.

Preferably, the interlining is formed of two thicknesses, as shown inFig. 3, and preferably also, in order to give a better appearance, theouter layer or ply b of the cuff is extended slightly further up uponthe sleeve A- The outer edge of the interlining is stitched to the innerply or layer 6 of the cuff, as indicated at By forming the interliningof two plies folded together and having the folded edge stitched to oneof the plies of the cuff as at f, all danger of the raveling of theinterlining incident to laundering the cuff is avoided.

In forming my improved cuff, the inter lining is first folded, as shownin Fig. 3, and is then stitched, as at f, to one of the plies b of thecuff along the line 7 from end to end of the cuff, the interliningcorresponding substantially in dimension to the inner portion B of thecuff. The two plies b andb are then superposed one upon the other andstitched, as at g, along their edges (except at the edge that will beattached to the shirt sleeve) in the usual manner. After being thusstitched together, the cuff will be turned inside out, bringing theinterlining between the plies of the inner portion B of the cuff. Thefree edges of the plies Z) and Z) and the free edges of the plies c andc of the interlining will then be reverted, as shown in Fig. 3, wherethese plies are to be attached to the shirt sleeve A, as shown in Fig. 8A line of stitching 9 will then be run around the cuff and a line ofstitching 6 will unite the inturned plies I) and b and 0 and 0 to theend of the shirt sleeve A. After the parts have thus been unitedtogether they will be pressed in the usual manner.

The interlining extending through the inner portion B of the cuff, whilegiving a sufficient stiffness thereto, will allow the outer unstiffenedportion B of the cuff to be folded along the line (Z, either outwardlyor inwardly, with equal facility, and the same outward appearance willbe given to the cuf regardless of the position of the portion B.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. sf of the drawings, the cuffis shown as provided with a supplemental ply or layer 0 of interliningwhich extends throughout both portions B and B of the cuff. My purposein providing this supplemental layer of interlining is to give increasedbody to the terminal portion B of the cuff when the cuff is made of thinmaterial. When a supplemental interlining is thus employed, thethickness of the main and supplemental interlinings that extendthroughout the portion B of the cuff will still enable the portion B ofthe cuff to be readily folded along the line (Z, either inwardly oroutwardly.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A softand foldable shirt-cuff having its inner half internally stiffenedrelatively with respect to its outer half, the stiffener for the innerhalf being folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to thecuff along a line substantially midway between the inner and outer endsof the cuff, the inner end portion of the stiffener being secured to theinner end portion of the cuff, and the outer half of the cuff beingfoldable in either direction along the line of fold of the stiffener.

2. A soft and foldable shirt-cufi having its inner half internallystiffened relatively with respect to its outer half, the stiffener forthe inner half being folded midway of its ends and having its foldsecured to the cuff along a line substantially midway be tween the innerand outer ends of the cuff, the inner end portion of the stiffener beingsecured to the inner end portion of the cuff, and the outer half of thecuff being foldable in either direction along the line of fold of thestiffener, and a supplemental internal stiffener extending throughoutthe length of the cuff and secured thereto at its inner and outer ends,the intermediate portion of the supplemental stifiener being free fromthe sides of the cuff and also from the first mentioned stiffener.

3. A soft and foldable cuff including opposite pieces of facingmaterial, the inner half of the cuff being internally stiffened, theouter half of the cuff being unstiffened, the stiffener for the innerhalf of the cuff lying between the two pieces of facing ma terial andbeing folded midway of its ends and having its fold secured to one onlyof the pieces of facing material along a line substantially midwaybetween the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the inner end of thestiffener being secured to the inner end of the cuff, and the outer halfof the cuff being foldable in either direction along the line of fold ofthe stiffener.

f. The combination with a shirt-sleeve, of a soft and foldable cuffcomprising opposite pieces of facing material having the shirt-sleevereceived between and secured to the inner ends of said pieces of facingmaterial, the inner half of the cuff being stiffened relatively withrespect to the outer half of the cuff, the stiffener for the inner halfof the cuff being folded midway of its ends and having its fold securedto one only of the pieces of facing material along a line substantiallymidway between the inner and outer ends of the cuff, the free endportions of the stiffener being secured with the inner end portions ofthe pieces of facing material to the shirt-sleeve, the outer half of thecuff being foldable in either direction along the line of the fold ofthe stiffener.

5. The combination with a shirt-sleeve, of a soft and fold-able cuffcomprising opposite pieces of facing material having the shirtsleevereceived between and secured to the inner ends of said pieces of facingmaterial, the inner half of the cuff being stiffened relatively withrespect to the outer half of the cuff, the stiffener for the inner halfof the cuff being folded midway of its ends and having its fold securedto one only of the pieces of facing material along a line substantiallymidway between the inner and outer ends of the cud, the free endportions of the stiffener being secured with the inner end portions ofthe pieces of facing material to the shirt-sleeve, the outer half of thecufi' being foldable in either direction along the line of the fold ofthe stiffener, and a supplemental internal stiffener having its outerend secured to the outer end of the cuff and its inner end secured tothe inner end portion of one of the pieces of facing material and alsoto the shirt-sleeve, the intermediate portion of the supplementalstiffener being free from the pieces of facing material and also fromthe first mentioned stifiener.

MORRIS K. WILSON.

